Food prices in Spain: how much your shopping has gone up
Updated: 21 October 2026, 10:25 · Source: National Statistics Institute (INE), consumer price index, September 2026
In September 2026, food and non-alcoholic drinks in Spain cost 2.7% more than a year earlier. Since January 2021 they have gone up 36.3%: a shop that cost €100 then costs €136.33 today.
Food and drink
| Product | Last month | In a year | Since 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes and vegetables | +18.5% | +17.3% | +35.5% |
| 🍊 Oranges and citrus | −5.0% | +15.1% | +29.1% |
| 🥚 Eggs | 0.0% | +12.3% | +91.1% |
| 🍌 Bananas and tropical fruit | −2.7% | +11.6% | +20.4% |
| 🥬 Lettuce and leafy greens 🔺 Record high | +6.0% | +8.0% | +38.3% |
| 🐟 Fish | +0.4% | +4.5% | +29.2% |
| 🚬 Cigarettes 🔺 Record high | 0.0% | +4.3% | +27.8% |
| 🍼 Baby food | −1.1% | +4.3% | +33.7% |
| 🥔 Potatoes | −0.4% | +3.9% | +49.3% |
| 🧃 Juices | +0.1% | +3.3% | +63.8% |
| 🍷 Wine | +0.6% | +2.8% | +18.9% |
| 🥤 Soft drinks | +1.1% | +2.7% | +27.0% |
| 🫒 Olive and vegetable oil | −2.2% | +2.7% | +56.1% |
| 🥩 Meat | +0.3% | +2.5% | +40.1% |
| 💧 Bottled water | 0.0% | +2.4% | +32.8% |
| 🥓 Ham and cured meats | 0.0% | +2.1% | +28.6% |
| 🥄 Yoghurt | 0.0% | +1.3% | +25.3% |
| 🦐 Seafood | −0.4% | +1.2% | +20.8% |
| 🍺 Beer | −0.2% | +0.8% | +25.5% |
| 🍞 Bread | −0.2% | +0.5% | +32.0% |
| 🧀 Cheese | −0.1% | +0.3% | +36.5% |
| 🍎 Apples, pears and stone fruit | −0.2% | +0.2% | +40.2% |
| 🥛 Milk | −0.2% | −0.5% | +41.3% |
| 🍝 Pasta | −0.4% | −1.6% | +40.3% |
| 🧈 Butter | −0.2% | −2.3% | +52.1% |
| 🫘 Dried pulses | −2.3% | −2.4% | +26.3% |
| 🍫 Chocolate and cocoa | −1.0% | −2.4% | +58.2% |
| 🍬 Sugar | +0.3% | −2.9% | +25.9% |
| 🍚 Rice and cereals | −0.4% | −3.5% | +34.4% |
| ☕ Coffee | −1.1% | −4.3% | +45.4% |
Household and services
| Product | Last month | In a year | Since 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🛢️ Heating oil | +12.4% | +64.7% | +143.7% |
| ⚡ Electricity | +1.8% | +11.4% | +25.2% |
| 🧯 Butane and propane | +2.8% | +10.2% | +42.0% |
| 🚗 Car insurance 🔺 Record high | 0.0% | +4.5% | +36.7% |
| 🍽️ Restaurants and bars 🔺 Record high | +0.2% | +4.3% | +29.0% |
| 🔥 Natural gas | 0.0% | +4.3% | +4.5% |
| 💇 Hairdressers 🔺 Record high | +0.2% | +4.3% | +22.8% |
| 🏢 Community fees 🔺 Record high | 0.0% | +3.0% | +12.6% |
| 🔑 Rent 🔺 Record high | +0.2% | +2.6% | +11.8% |
| 💊 Medicines | 0.0% | +2.0% | +6.1% |
| 🚙 New cars | 0.0% | +0.6% | +15.7% |
| 📱 Mobile phone plans | 0.0% | +0.6% | −7.4% |
Change in the consumer price index (CPI) of each product, published monthly by Spain's National Statistics Institute: "last month" vs. the previous month, "in a year" vs. the same month a year earlier and "since 2021" vs. January 2021. It measures the price trend across Spain, not the price in a particular shop.
Frequently asked questions
How much have food prices gone up in Spain?
Food and drink cost 2.7% more than a year ago and 36.3% more than in January 2021, according to the INE consumer price index for September 2026.
What food has gone up the most in Spain?
In the last year, tomatoes and vegetables (17.3%).